The Court Case - it breaks my heart

[Tim Regan]

Hi Folks,

bumbledor wrote:
>>> What is at stake here, is not only fandom writtings and postings, 
but also the way fans do things ... If a settlement is not reached 
that is acceptable to both parties, just think of the ripple effect 
this will have on future fan stuff <<<

My worry is that whether they settle or not, whether WB & JKR win, or 
whether RDR & SVA win it is still bad news for fans. Fans will need 
to be increasingly worried about what we post, and squeaky clean 
about what we print. We were always concerned about offending WB 
(when we organised Accio 2005 we made sure that they were happy with 
what we were doing, and took their wishes into account in our 
programming) but now I have nightmares about fans requiring our own 
lawyers. On the other hand authors may think twice about engaging 
fans in the generous way JKR has. Site of the month is starting to 
look misguided, etc.

There you go, ho hum.

Cheers,

Dumbledad.